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A. J. MOXHANL. RAILROAD TRAUK.

No.. 508,038. Patented Nov. 7, 1893.

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a. MOXHAM.

RAILROAD TRAOK.

Patented Nov 7, 1893.

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Wee fiifiree ARTHURJ; zeoxeiii QB .io i ie'rowm v Re? t me J ohxistowu ,in the county of Cembrie and State of Pennsylvania; have invented e new and 5 useful Improvement in tile Ari of Constructiug Railroad-Tracks, which invention or improvement is fully set forth and illustrated in the foiiowiug epooifioeiiou and. aceoiiipeny ing drawings. 5 o

The object of this invention is't rigidly unite iiae track-rails to metallic .orose-tiee, while-providing, e1: the same time, suitable means to permit; of expansion angi contraction in the iengths of the rails unde: changes if; of atmospheric temperature. This object is attained by means of the constructions 110w co-be described.

iii the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, shows in' plan a pals-i. of railroad track em- I 2'0 bodying my invention. Fi 2 sbowe'lin sideelevation, enlarged; a vertioei Section taken at the line a, z, of Fig. i. Fig. 3; isehorizontel seotionfmiken through the line "L, r 5 of F g. 2. Fig. 4, shows a transverse sectional g5 elevation Taken through the iinezflzflof Fig. 2.

Fig. 5; is. a transverse section, eoierged, taken through the line X, of Figs. 1,6 and 7.

Figslfi and 7 are views in plan or parts of IvLih'OaLi tracks,

showing modified forms of 30 oroee-ties which may be used in carrying out my invention.

In said figures, the several. parts are indicated by reference letters, by the aid of which said parts and the invention will now be do Referringfirst to .35 ige. l to 5 irieiusive,'ti1e treek-raiie A are composed of ewe-parts oi, e, which parts-overlap eeeh other so as to break i jQiliiS and time form a practically comfiin'c oi s 0' ireii. .,fThe contiguous, or meeting, ende of email pert-rail are oonn eoted by splice-hers I3, Welded to eech of eeici -perte,-oea;r'oeid ends, .eo limit each port-rail bee seen: 115. 420.9%. m me 1.)

also serve to firmiy implant zhe tie e in the ground or in the haiiest which may be empioyeci. Tiieends of the oroeeties C are forked as shown at the poini'e e, a, which iet tors indicate bifurcations or prongs. The rails A cross eeiii bifurcations em: each part a, a; of the miieie weici ed to one prom: of eaoh oroe-tie, as. seen as g, h, Figs. 1 enni By mezms of suitable apparatus, these Weiding operaiions oen be eifeoized partly in the course of the laying of the, track and petrtiy at the Works previous ito siiipmentes may be deemed been y In Figs. 6 and Z are shown modified form's having a. portion -chereof bent to form the hooked endioir bent prong j, the parts a p,

omitted. iii? the points M. In Fig. 7, the riefi is shown having poriione t-hereoi;ioent to form ing welded to said. prongs at she poinie h iie'C, shown in' the other figures. It oeu iie readily seen, eufiicient flexib lity being given to the prongs or bifuroei ed ende oi the eraseties, that said; ends will yield or flex wiikiziie izinuous, integrei, line 0's creek ie provided which oan'expzmd end oontmot ruption of its alignment am'i also without qiietiirbfng tile mam body of the cross-tie; the

expensive motion; A" smooth,ebroug iumhie tre'ek and road bed ere time previfleni we gen 1 oij eroee-ties-whioizmmy be used in. carryingoizi; my invention. in Fig. 6 the tie J is shown mohmeni; between. ii e rail end'tie may be and g','respee'tiveiy. The body of me ties}, J, are substantially similar to the body oiisiie'j reiis, and time a. rigid preotioeiiyeom whieiiyineor'e easy motion Jo iiio seize, e'omfore. "io passengers tii'ereen, anti. oeeii Wee-2' emiimdereides, Wiih. 'ibl'igiiiidiilbi ribs, which Seeuro sreugiii and etifineee-wiii lightness and.

of the rail being Welded to the tie eeiiie the prongs 2', 1., the parts a, a, of we reii beoree iing or elongation and shortening of the under veeyy 'ing temperatures, Without injury to on disv Having time fully described my invention. 1 clnim-- i. metal cross-tic, the ends oi amid cross iio being, flexible or elasiic and cm tie inelastic intermediate to said ends.

2. A metal cross tie formed of a single piece of metal, the ends of s'eid tie being a bent flexible prong or pronge.

3. A metal cross lie having flexible and elastic bifurcated ends. I

The combination of a two-part-rail nnrl a. metallic cross-tie, each of the ports, of said rail being welded to said cross-tie.

'two arts of said rail bein welded to said 5. A twopnrt-rail having its parts wzlclcd to diiferenl; members of a metal croes'tie, said members of the tie being expcnsibie lengthwise of the track. j

6. A otwo pm't-q'nil, having its parts welded to diiierontimombersof e nietclcroesdie, said members of the cross-tie being flexible or elastic lengihwiee of the rail.

7. The combination of n twoqmrt mil h'zwing broken joints and a metallic crossiie, the

cross-tie.

8. The combination of a uvo-pnrt-mil and a metallic cross-tic having a prong or prongs at its ends, ench of the ports of said rail beimp; secured to one of the prongs of said Lie.

9. The combination with railroad reilennd accuse flexible expansion and contraction pieces-s eecnrcd at their mule, cl :1- nicinillic croiss'mo halving at its cmis flexible crioneione on,

which the rails rest. eeiil tie being connect. to the rails. v

10. The conibi'mition of n inctnllic owes-tie having a flexible prong; or prongs a l. its Guile; mils seen red to said ends; and flexible expansion and cont-rzwtion pieces seem-cal at the ende oi Still]. rniie.

11. The combination of n metallic cross-Lie having a, prong or prongs M; itc curls; a twopzirt-rnil having each of ite pin 3 scoured to one of said pronye; Hill n flexible eripnnsion our contraction piece secured at the ends of one part of coil} mil.

1:. A rnill'oml tmch minsieiing of lilo followicg niunorl clczncnie in combination: metallic (arose-lie: cnch iii-wing n prong or prongs at he cni'ie; Ln'o pnmlici liiiiS,0ilCil construct- Gil of two partmunl hnvingench of said parts welded to dii'l'crcnt prongs oi the ends of snicl tics; and flexible expansion and contraction pieces wchlcrl iii the contiguous curls of swirl rails.

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